Lake Havasu Poker Run

Organizers of Desert Storm—the huge Lake Havasu-based poker run and shootout event—have canceled their springtime dates in the wake of the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic.

Lake Havasu City Poker Run

This year, the event again took place north of Lake Havasu City limits. It started at Anderson Toyota, up desert trails up to Topock 66 and back to Anderson Toyota. During the event, lunch was served, raffle prizes handed out along with a wining poker hand prize. Monster Bash Poker Run — Nov. 5 –6, Lake Havasu’s Nautical Resort. In 2009 LakeRacer took us back to the early days of Arizona Hot Boats and the Fall Heatwave series poker runs by hosting the Monster Bash Poker Run. It was back to a little smaller and easier-going event with a fun theme and costumes encouraged. . UPDATED for 2019 - Visit for the 2019 Desert Storm and Poker Run event schedule.

They now plan to combine Desert Storm with their fall poker run, Monster Storm, to create a one-time event called Storm 2020 later this year, between September and October.

After initially forging ahead to preserve their original April 22-26 dates, organizers Jimmy Nichols Jr. and Christina Crane Nichols explained today in a Facebook Live video that they received a phone call from the City of Lake Havasu last Friday saying that all permits would be pulled for the next 60 days. Faced with a black hole of uncertainty, they turned to their sponsors to help decide how to proceed.

The three choices came down to: Continue to monitor the situation, reschedule for sometime in the summer, or postpone the event to the fall.

Lake Havasu Poker Run 2013

“The overwhelming response from sponsors was, ‘We support whatever you decide to do,’” Crane said.

Ultimately, the pair said the uncertainty aspect was causing them to lose sleep, so a decision was made to put off the event until the fall, when presumably life would return to a semblance of normality.

“We honestly thought this would blow over pretty quickly, but it hasn’t,” Crane said, adding that she herself comes from a medical background and suffers from an autoimmune disease. “I’m very at high risk for this, and my intention is not to put anybody else at risk for it.”

They promised to keep fans updated through emails and social media.

Lake Havasu Poker Run 2009

COMMENTS

The Storm Poker Run event was scheduled for September 30th to October 4th, 2020.
In a Live FB video August 11, 2020 at 8 PM PST. The Storm Team announced the cancelation of the event.
There were too many No's coming from Government Agencies. The Storm Team had no Support from the City of Lake Havasu as we were told NO EVENTS could be held on City Property.
The London Bridge Resort also informed the team there was no gatherings larger than 50 ppl allowed on property.
So yes, we could have moved the event but, we felt that we would be providing a 'Half' event not our full potential and what you are used to. In looking at other venues and locations.
We were also told that the STATE of AZ would not issue us a liquor license. So, then the event became a total bust.
Not to mention all the grey areas for gathering provided from Governor Ducey’s (AZ) office. Along with the CDC guidelines, which our event could not accommodate.
The Storm Team prides themselves in putting on the BEST EVENT ON THE WEST COAST. 'We wanted to provide nothing short of that.' Christina Nichols
We are sad that it has come to this, but unfortunately it is totally out of our control we look forward to providing you with the event you have come to love in the Spring of 2021!
Stay safe and Healthy-
Christina, Jimmy Nichols and the Entire Storm Team
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